The West Hills Neighborhood Council Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee hosted a town hall forum on February 6th about how to be prepared and how to survive during an active shooter attack. Over 150 stakeholders attended this interactive meeting and training session, which was conducted by LAPD Officers Gabe Rodriguez and Rachel Evans. West [...]

The Bel Air - Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council held a Skirball Fire Town Hall on January 31st to provide information to their stakeholders about the City's emergency response and recovery process. Attendees engaged in dialogue with Councilmember Paul Koretz, Councilmember David Ryu, Los Angeles Fire Department, Emergency Management Department, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and [...]

This is the second article in an ongoing Outreach Tip series on SEO and Neighborhood Councils. Successful search engine optimization is driven by keywords and phrases that are correctly chosen and applied. This week, we talk about how to choose the right keywords to help your stakeholders find you online. If you haven’t yet read [...]

NotifyLA is the City of Los Angeles' official mass notification system used to send voice messages, text messages and email messages to residents and businesses during times of emergencies and disasters. Notifying the public when a disaster strikes might be the one and only safeguard the public can count on to save their lives and [...]

Outreach and Public Safety Committees can partner up to create disaster preparedness kits branded with your Neighborhood Council’s logo or name. Read on for tips and ideas on how to plan your kits, and what to put in them. Project Planning To kick off your project, it’s helpful to have at least one joint meeting [...]

Halloween is coming - what better time for a door-to-door outreach campaign for your Neighborhood Council than a night when people are home waiting for their doorbell to ring? You’ll have fun, and seeing your board in costume will make meeting you fun and memorable for your stakeholders, too. You can split into teams to [...]

The Neighborhood Council Emergency Preparedness Alliance (NCEPA) meets the 4th Saturday of every month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center, 500 E Temple St, Los Angeles 90012. The NCEPA representatives hear from city department managers and their representatives regarding the city’s plans for coping with a variety of local and [...]

This month, the nation will practice preparedness with the Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill. This year, over 10.4 million people in California and over 26 million people worldwide will participate in the Shake Out Drill. Preparing for an earthquake doesn't end after the Shake Out. Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves in an [...]

The first 60 minutes after a disaster are critical, especially if you have sustained an injury. For a wide-spread disaster (earthquake, anyone?), it will be days or weeks before emergency personnel can come to your aid. Will you know what to do? Do you have a plan in place for your family? Do all family [...]

The Valley Disaster Preparedness Fair will host a bloodmobile from Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles. The bloodmobile will begin receiving donors at 9:00 am, which means that if you would like to give the gift of life at the Fair, you’ll be admitted to the Fair starting at 9:00 am (up to an hour early) so that [...]